PBS made Laura Linney its madam of Masterpiece. Now L.A.'s Center Theatre Group might have outdone them by assembling an all-star cast of veteran CTG performers, including Alfred Molina and Jeff Goldblum, for its new preshow recorded announcements.

Felicity Huffman debuted her own endearingly self-aware voiceover address at the Ahmanson Theatre opening of Anything Goes on Nov. 28, advising the audience -- which included Seth MacFarlane and Lawrence Bender -- to refrain from texting (extended beat: "that's super-annoying"), take note of the exits (beat: "in case you hate the play") and, please, make a tax-deductible donation. After all, CTG hires "out-of-work actors like myself."